Jean Innes (scientist)
Jean Elizabeth Innes is a British technologist and the chief executive officer of the Alan Turing Institute. She uses data science and artificial intelligence to solve global challenges. She previously served as director of strategy at Faculty and in HM Treasury.
Early life and education
[edit]Innes studied chemistry at Imperial College London. She moved to the University of Cambridge for her doctoral research. she moved to Cambridge as a postdoctoral researcher on a Lindemann Fellowship.[1]
Research and career
[edit]After completing her postdoctoral position Innes returned to the United Kingdom, where she joined HM Treasury as a policy researcher. She worked with several ministers and held various roles across the civil service.
She joined Rightmove as Director of Consumer Data, where she deployed artificial intelligence at scale and developed relationships with Amazon.[2] Innes joined Faculty, where she was made director of transformation and strategy. Here she acted as an advisor for the World Economic Forum.
In 2023 Innes joined the Alan Turing Institute as the chief executive officer.[3][4]